Cushion sole



Feb. 23 1926.

Filed Dec. 12,

[1V-VEN TOR H J. GRA BER ATTORN 5 Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

HARVEY J. GRABER, OF KITCHENER, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CUSHION SOLE. A

Application filed December 12, 1923. Serial No. 680,204.

To all whom. t mag/'concern Be it known that l, HARVEY J. Guarana,

a subjectot the King of Great Britain, and

resident ot' the city of Kitchener, in the l! Province of Gntario and Doininion ot Canada, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in Cushion Soles, ot' which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in footwear, and the object of the invention is to provide a shoe or slipper which will have a siinply constructed and inexpensively manufactured cushioned sole.

Another object is to provide a shoe or slipper which will give a comfortable and easy feeling to the sole ot the foot ot the wearer.

In iny invention, I provide a slioe or slipper having a telt upper and insole, to which is attached a leather welt by means ot' chain stitching. A felt pad is placed between the inner edges of the welt and extends across the width of the insole. A leather sole is Vthen stitched to the leather welt after the sole is cemented to the welt and telt pad.

In the drawings which illustrate the inventiong- Figure l is a perspective view ot a slipper with a part broken away to disclose the construction ot the sole.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 2-2, Figure 1.

Referring inore particularly to the drawings, 1l designates the upper ot a felt slipper and 12 the insole, which are stitched together. A leather welt 13 is sewn to the upper by means of chain stitching` 14. rlhe 40 welt is adapted to extend beyond the edge of the upper7 said extension being designated l5. A felt pad or cushion 1G entends across the sole between the inside edges ot the welt. A l the welt and cather sole 1T is cemented to to the cushion and sewn to the welt extension l5 by the stitches 1S.

heel portion l i inay then be attached to the sole, er it| inay be stitched to the welt by ineans of the stitches 1S.

The device is very siinple in construction and provi des manufactured an easily and inexpensively type ot cushioned sole. lt

also provides an easy and comfortable sole. ln the specification I have specilied a leather sole, but rubber or any other material may be used for the sole of the shoe or without invention.

slipper departing iroin the spirit ot the Having thus described my invention, what l claim isg* An article o per having int i" footivear comprising` an upurncd bottoni edgijes, an insole having inturned bottoni. edges coinciding with the edges oi' the upper and resting upon t-lie latte derlyiiig the u inciding with r, a narrow leather welt, unpper with its inner edges cothe edges ot the upper and welt and insol e, and underlying the latter,

and an outer sole cemented to the welt and to the underside .ot the cushion and a row of vertical stitching' passing through the welt and outso wall of the u the welt.

le and ijiositiozied between the pper and the outer edge ot In witness whereof, l have hereunto set iny hand.

HARVEY J. GRABER. 

